PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-81 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-10): Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

 

Question No : 1

(1) When the man/ (2) admitted in the fact,/ (3) the emperor ordered him/ (4) to be nailed to a ship's mast./ (5) No error

(1) When the man

(2) admitted in the fact

(3) the emperor ordered him

(4) to be nailed to a ship's mast

(5) No error

Question No : 2

(1) The aim of the programme/ (2) is to boost the local/ (3) economy for long-term/ (4) sustainable development of the nation. / (5) No error

(1) The aim of the programme

(2) is to boost the local

(3) economy for long-term

(4) sustainable development of the nation

(5) No error

Question No : 3

(1) The government needs/ (2) to avoided tackling/ (3) issues like female succession/ (4) hat divides the public. / (5) No error

(1) The government needs

(2) to avoided tackling

(3) issues like female succession

(4) hat divides the public

(5) No error

Question No : 4

(1) China wants an bipolar/ (2) world in which, it is one of/ (3) the poles and is allowed to/ (4) dictate trade terms for all the countries. / (5) No error

(1) China wants an bipolar

(2) world in which, it is one of

(3) the poles and is allowed to

(4) dictate trade terms for all the countries.

(5) No error

Question No : 5

(1) Troy Deeney did not/ (2) miss the opportunity and/ (3) scoring the goal for/ (4) the Watford in the 54th minute. / (5) No error

(1) Troy Deeney did not

(2) miss the opportunity and

(3) scoring the goal for

(4) the Watford in the 54th minute

(5) No error

Question No : 6

(1) On the morning of his/ (2) first day at school, Vikram/ (3) was cheerful, energetic and/ (4) couldn't wait to take the bus./ (5) No error

(1) On the morning of his

(2) first day at school, Vikram

(3) was cheerful, energetic and

(4) couldn't wait to take the bus

(5) No error

Question No : 7

(1) Alex loves to wear her fancy dress/ (2) costume, standing in front/ (3) of the mirror and/ (4) pretending to be a rockstar. / (5) No error

(1) Alex loves to wear her fancy dress

(2) costume, standing in front

(3) of the mirror and

(4) pretending to be a rockstar

(5) No error

Question No : 8

(1) We know to power a/ (2) clock with this energy/ (3) but haven't yet cracked/ (4) the code on doing it at scale./ (5) No error

(1) We know to power a

(2) clock with this energy

(3) but haven't yet cracked

(4) the code on doing it at scale

(5) No error

Question No : 9

(1) His experience/ (2) as a teacher to/ (3) boys and girls/ (4) give him confidence./ (5) No error

(1) His experience

(2) as a teacher to

(3) boys and girls

(4) give him confidence

(5) No error

Question No : 10

(1) The proceeds of/ (2) the magic show/ (3) is to be given to/ (4) the fund for soldiers’ welfare. / (5) No error

(1) The proceeds of

(2) the magic show

(3) is to be given to

(4) the fund for soldiers’ welfare

(5) No error